Ingredients
- 4 garlic (cloves)
- 2 chili pepper (fresh red)
- 2 cans
- 325 ml variation if you are unable to find mam nem sauce
- 250 gr pineapple (minced fresh)
- 60 ml lemon juice (fresh)
- 60 gr nuoc mam
- 45 ml lemon juice (fresh)
- 45 gr mam nem
- 45 gr nuoc mam
- 26 gr sugar
- 14 gr sugar
- 7 ml rice vinegar
- some restaurants have it but you might have to ask for it
tablespoons pineapple or water Combine the garlic, chile and sugar in a mortar and pestle and pound to a fine paste. Add the anchovies and mash to a very smooth paste. Stir in the fish sauce, lemon juice and pineapple juice. Mix well. Yield: about 1 cup. From "The Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Rauthier. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. 1989.
